How to prevent the elderly fall by aluminum stair nosing?

 

Today our eyes may notice that the number of elders has increased from counting them on the street. According to the statistics, the population in Thailand is 100 people, and there are 17 elders aged 60 years and over. It is not only about the higher elderly rate, but it is also concerned about the fall injury rate. On average for 4 years (2013 – 2016), there are up to 50,000 accidents per year, most of which are caused by falling from stairs (according to the news agency, Public Relations Department, National News Bureau of Thailand).

 

Nowadays, in urban society, it is popular to live in a small family. After getting married, they moved out to their own house like a husband and wife. Most of the elderly in the family often live alone or with their spouses. The residential style mostly requires walking up and down stairs making accidents happen easily, the consequence is to cause minor injuries until reaching death.

 

To reduce the cause and severity, we can use an assistant called an aluminum stair nosing or an aluminium stair nose which will be installed at the end of the stairs between the steps to reduce shock and not stumble. Due to the design of the aluminum stair nosing being rounded and having anti-slip strips – they can help prevent accidents caused by falls on the stairs.

 

Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, Director-General of the Department of Disease Control, said that each year more than 60,000 elders are hospitalized for the cause of falls, with an average of four deaths per day (according to Thailandplus).

 

Aluminum stair nosing is available in a variety of shapes and designs. The aluminum stair edging material is made for being durable and easy to clean. When we need to buy the stair node, we should buy an aluminium stair nose from leading brands that are accepted by international standards. It is deserved to select aluminum stair nosing from a well-known brand to save the life of the family we love from falling down the stairs. Even when we are not together all the time. Therefore, installing aluminum stair edging can save the elder life and reduce fall injury damage.

 

Aluminum stair edging is available at

https://alusite.com/en/product-en/aluminium-stair-nose-en/